The deliberate sound design is used as a cinematic treatment to bridge the audience to personally connect with the inner world of a young autistic man coming of age.

Best Editing

Rs.3,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate

N0388

Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)

25

India

Kislay

InstaStories

For innovative use of editing as a narrative process itself. Through a short film it reveals the possible addiction to new means of communication.

Best Cinematography

Rs.3,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate

I0137

Documentary Film (Any Duration)

96

India

Amit Madhesiya

The Cinema Travellers

Cinematography brings to life characters striving to survive as we all are. The visual representation of the story successfully defines the place, the characters, and the world of celluloid that is challenged by changing technology.

National Competition

Films Division – IDPA Vijaya Mulay Tropy for the Best Student Film

Rs.1,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate

N0124

Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)

26

India

Shreyas Dashrathe

Whitering House
(Bismaar Ghar)

For conveying ageing citizens painful move from their crumbling house full of memories to a soul less apartment with all modern amenities.

Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (Govt of Maharashtra)

Rs.1,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate

N0062

Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)

18

India

Ranjan Chandel

Beloved
(Jaan Jigar)

For exposing the threat of moral policing to fundamental freedom of youth through a well crafted story.

Best Animation Film : Rs.3,00,000 + Silver Conch + Certificate

Director

Rs.1,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate

N0335

Animation Film

15

India

Suresh Eriyat

The Basket
(Tokri)

For its character design, lighting and the disappearing techniques of stop – motion animation.

Producer

Rs.1,50,000 + Certificate

Nilima Eriyat

Best Short Fiction (upto 45 minutes) : Silver conch + Rs.3,00,000

Director

Rs.1,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate

N0346

Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)

26

India

Prantik Basu

Sakhisona

For weaving together a contemporary story and legends of the past through music and sculpture.

Producer

Rs.1,50,000 + Certificate

FTII, Pune

Certificate of Merit

Jury Special Mention

Certificate to Director

N0560

Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)

70

India

Biju Toppo & Meghnath

Naachi Se Baanchi

For the advocacy of preserving the tradion of tribal culture.

Certificate to Producer

Films Division

Jury Special Mention

Certificate to Director

N0491

Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)

28

India

Swati Chakraborty

I Am Jeeja

For celebrating an exceptional woman for asserting the rights of the disabled.

Certificate to Producer

Rajiv Mehrotra
Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT)

Best Documentary film (below 60 minutes) : Silver conch + Rs.5,00,000

Director

Rs.2,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate

N0204

Documentary film (below 60 minutes)

57

India

Bobo Khuraijam

Ima Sabitri

For the aesthetic vibrancy that takes us into the intimate world of a celebrated theatre actress.

Producer

Rs.2,50,000 + Certificate

Gurumayum Ranita

Best Documentary Film (above 60 minutes) : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000

Director

Rs.2,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate

N0450

Documentary film (above 60 minutes)

112

India

R V Ramani

Santhal Family to Mill Re-call

For creating a multilayered narrative that takes us into the process of revisiting the legacy of an iconic artist.

Producer

Rs.2,50,000 + Certificate

International Competition Section

Pramod Pati Special Jury Award : Rs 1,00,000 + Trophy

Director

Rs.50,000 + Trophy + Certificate
Rs.16,666/- each

I0167

Pramod Pati Special Jury Award

45

India

1. Sourabh Kanti Dutta
2. Farha Khatun
3. Satarupa Santra

I Am Bonnie

The commitment and bravery of the film makers to put the spotlight on a transgender man deprived of dignity by his own society. Despite its technical limitations, the film is essential viewing to highlight human resilience and challenge the moral compass and hypocrisy of a flawed society.

Producer

Rs.50,000 + Certificate

Films Division

Best Animation Film : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000

NO AWARD

Best Short Fiction Film (up to 45 minutes) : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000

Director

Rs.1,25,000 + Silver Conch + Certificate

I0003

Short Fiction Film
(up to 45 minutes)

22

India

Amar Kaushik

The Grandfather
(Aaba)

A subtle yet powerful film that brings a simple story to life of an intimate family existence. The film maker successfully captures life and death in its most natural form.

Producer

Rs.1,25,000 + Certificate
(Rs.62,500 to each Producer)

1. Raj Kumar Gupta
2. Mitul Dikshit

SHARED

Director

Rs.1,25,000 + Silver Conch + Certificate

I0055

Short Fiction Film
(up to 45 minutes)

15

South Korea

Nakyung Kim

My Turn
(Nae Chalye)

An effective ensemble of cinematic elements which turn the experience of pregnancy into an unusual situation where motherhood is presented with unexpected rules that bring pain that we feel.

Producer

Rs.1,25,000 + Certificate
(Rs.62,500 to each Producer)

1. Seunghyun Lee
2. Soonsang

Certificate of Merit

Certificate of Merit

Certificate to Director

I0137

Documentary Film (Any Duration)

96

India

Shirley Abraham & Amit Madhesiya

The Cinema Travellers

For its commitment to a consistent visual style which clearly defines the narrative goal of taking the audience on a cinematic journey into the world of travelling cinema and the people who try to keep it alive.

Certificate to Producer

Best Documentary Film : Golden Conch + Rs.10,00,000 (Top Award of the Festival | Any duration)

Director

Rs.5,00,000 + Golden Conch + Certificate

I0155

Best Documentary Film

86

Austria

Stefan Bohun

Brother Jakob, Are You Listening?
(Bruder Jakob, schalfst du noch?)

A deconstruction of pain that transcends time to bring closure to a grieving family. The narrative emphasizes time itself through the deliberate use of prolonged shots and archival footage which opens the cracks in the perfect image of a family that have faced the suicide of their brother. Its a wakeup call to notice the things unsaid.

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